Roads & Safety Deptt XI, Simula Club enter next stage

AOI Christmas T20 Cricket C’ship

Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 29: Road and Safety Department XI and Simula Cricket Club registered empathetic win against their opponents and entered in the next stage of ongoing “AOI Christmas T20 Cricket Championship”, being played at Parade ground, here today.
In the first match, Road and Safety Department XI defeated Secretariat Blues XI by 7 wickets.
Batting first, Secretariat Blues XI scored 106 runs by losing all wickets in 18 overs. Mushtak made 29 runs and Mehraj scored 24 runs.
From bowling side, Asif took 3 wickets, Majit and Showkat took 2 wickets each while RK Bhat, Vinay and Yasir scalped 1 wicket each.
In reply, Road and Safety Department XI chased the target in 12 overs by losing 3 wickets thus won the match by 7 wickets. Ladda scored 35 runs, Mohammad Asif made 22 runs and Yasir chipped in 21 runs.
From bowling side, Asif took 2 wickets, while Imtiaz took 1 wicket.
Mohammad Asif was adjudged as Man of the Match.
In another match, Simula Cricket Club defeated Singh Cricket Club Akhnoor by 7 wickets.
Batting first, Singh Cricket Club scored 110 runs for the loss of all wickets in 19.1 overs. Sunil made 30 runs, Abhishek scored 20 runs and Chandan made 14 runs.
From bowling side, Rajat took 4 wickets, Ankit took 3 wickets while Akash, Raman Dutta and Ritik took 1 wicket apiece.
In reply Simula Cricket Club chased the target in 15.1 overs. Ankit made 29 runs, while Manjeet scored 24 runs and Mohit scored 20 runs.
From bowling side, Sham Singh, Usman and Binny took 1 wicket each.
Ankit was declared as Man of the Match.
In next matches to be played on December 31, Krishna Cricket Club Akhnoor will take on Horizon Club and Samba Cricket Club will lock horns with Christian Sports Organization.